1 The Euroformula Open: 2015 Introduction Today the Euroformula Open is.... 2015 Calendar Philosophy Event format The Cars TV Broadcasters Press coverage Web 2 3 The Series were created in 2001 by GT Sport. The European Formula Open evolved from a national F3 championship into a continental series and the most interesting F3 based championship which has the best return on investment in the category 4 In 2015, the series will enter its 15th edition, having enjoyed a growing success in terms of quantity and quality of entries, interest raised, high level of competitiveness on the track and an excellent television coverage at international level. The Euroformula Open takes the baton from the European F3 Open, TODAY THE TODAY which took over in 2009 from the Spanish F3 Championship. The new denomination clearly reflects the uniqueness of this successful series, which offers the best value for money and the best selection of venues, with top F.1-graded tracks, among European single-seater formulae. EURORMULA OPEN IS In recent years, the series has attracted drivers from five continents: besides Europe, North and South America (Canada, USA, Mexico, Co- lombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guatemala, etc) have been well represented, as well as Asia & Pacifc (China, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, etc) and the Middle East (UAE, Lebanon, Israel). 5 April 10/12 Circuito de Jerez April 24/26 Circuit Paul Ricard May 22/24 Autódromo do Estoril June 5/7 Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit 15 CALENDAR July 3/5 Red Bull Ring 20 September 4/6 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps October 2/4 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza EUROFORMULA OPEN 30 Oct / 1 Nov. Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya 6 • Keep rules simple and stable • Maintain costs under control • Visit only top-level circuits (F1-graded) • Provide premium TV/media coverage and LIVE internet streaming PHILOSOPHYHY EUROFORMULA OPEN 7 2001 Ander Vilariño (ES) 2002 Marcel Costa (ES) 2003 Ricardo Mauricio (BR) 2004 Borja García (ES) 2005 Andy Soucek (ES) 2006 Ricardo Risatti (AR) 2007 Máximo Cortés (ES) 2008 Germán Sánchez (ES) ROLL OF HONOUR 2009 Bruno Méndez (ES) 2010 Marco Barba (ES) 2011 Alex Fontana (CH) 2012 Niccolò Schirò (IT) 2013 Ed Jones (AE) 2014 Sandy Stuvik (TH) 8 2001 Ander Vilariño (ES) 2002 Marcel Costa (ES) 2003 Ricardo Mauricio (BR) • Friday 2004 Borja García (ES) 2/3 free practice sessions (30’) 2005 Andy Soucek (ES) • Saturday 2006 Ricardo Risatti (AR) 1 qualifying session (30’) STANDARD STANDARD 2007 Máximo Cortés (ES) Race 1 : max 35’ 2008 Germán Sánchez (ES) EVENT FORMAT 2009 Bruno Méndez (ES) • Sunday 2010 Marco Barba (ES) 1 qualifying session (30’) 2011 Alex Fontana (CH) Race 2 : max 35’ 2012 Niccolò Schirò (IT) 2013 Ed Jones (AE) 2014 Sandy Stuvik (TH) 9 The Euroformula Open is run with Dallara F312 cars. Toyota-based engines are provided directly by GT Sport and maintained by Piedrafita Sport. THE CARS Tyres are mono-brand provided by Michelin, new tire provider as from 2015. 10 EUROFORMULA OPEN 2015 FACTS & FIGURES • 8 events, 7 countries visited • 5 continents represented in drivers’ nationalities and TV coverage • Over 100 countries in LIVE TV coverage – over 110 in deferred • More than 1500 hours of TV broadcasting around the globe • 250.000 circulation of print coverage in specialized press FACTS & FIGURES FACTS 2015 EUROFORMULA OPEN 11 TV CHANNELS LIST 12 TV BROADCASTERS 2014 TELEDEPORTE (TVE) LIVE & Deferred 2 countries Spain, Andorra CANAL+ Deportes LIVE & Deferred 2 countries Spain, Andorra SPORTMANIA LIVE & Deferred 2 countries Spain, Andorra BT SPORT - Live & Deferred UK and Ireland 13 FOX SPORTS - LIVE & Deferred Italy RAI SPORT Highlights & Deferred Italy AUTOMOTO TV - Live/Deferred Poland SPORT TV LIVE / Deferred 6 countries Portugal, Angola, Capo Verde, Guinea Bassau, Mozambique, Sao Toméé and Principe 14 MOTORS TV (Pan European) LIVE & Deferred 49 countries Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Danmark, Estonia, Finland, France, New Caledonia, Réunion, Mauritius, Germany, Greece, Hun- gary, Ireland, Island, Kasakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia,Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Netherlands, Poland,Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United-Kingdom As from February 2015, thanks to an agreement with Alterna TV and THEMA,, Motors TV is also distributed to all countries in the Americas (North, Central & South) through two channels, one in English and one in spanish POLSAT TV - Live/Deferred Poland SPORT 5 - The Sport Channel LIVE / Deferred Israel 15 DIGISPORT LIVE / Deferred Hungary, Rumania DIGISPORT LIVE / Deferred Czeck Republic, Slovakia CANAL MOTOR Deferred Norway NELONEN PRO LIVE / Deferred Finland VIASAT MOTOR Deferred 2 countries Sweden, Norway SPORTSTV Deferred Turkey 16 POVERKHNOST SPORT TV -Deferred Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia & Georgia CIS Countries: Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Bela- rus, Germany, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. GEAR ONE Deferred Middle East & North Africa TORQUE TV - Deferred North America TDN (Televisa) - Live/Deferred Mexico and CentroAmerica (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá and Republica Dominicana. LIVE Webstreaming and High Lights on www.gtopen.net, Web TV Sportube and on most of the televisions. GT Sport Organización C/ Juan Bravo 17 28006 MADRID SPAIN tel: +34 91 4322750 Technical Information : [email protected] General Information: [email protected] WEBSITE: http//:www.euroformulaopen.net.